Teenager gunned down in tense Steer Town, St Ann

Violence continues to grip the community of Steer Town in St Ann, where a gunman shot and killed a teenager in an area known as Greenwich Acres on Wednesday.

The deceased man has been identified as 19-year-old Michael Webb of Clarke Avenue in Ewarton, St Catherine.

Reports are that about 3.30 pm, Webb was standing along the roadway when he was approached by a gunman who shot him several times.

His attacker then fled the scene.

Residents who heard the explosions, alerted the police and on their arrival, Webb's bullet-riddled body was found along the roadway.

He was later pronounced dead at hospital.

No motive for the gun attack has yet to be determined.

Webb was the second person to be killed within a week in Steer Town, which has been tense following disputes among warring factions there. The fears were increased when two men from the community were gunned down at a beach in Mammee Bay on Sunday, December 8.